Shawn Kemp scored 11 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and
Wesley Person nailed a pair of three-pointers in a pivotal
fourth-quarter run, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to their
fifth straight victory, 103-97 over the Boston Celtics.

The Cavaliers trailed 85-80 with 8:50 to play, but consecutive
three-pointers by Person gave Cleveland the lead for good with
5:07 remaining.

"I just go out and shoot the ball," Person said. "I look at it
just like another shot. You just get three points instead of
two. Not a lot of guys in this league can consistently shoot
the ball from that distance, so it's like a weapon. I'm blessed
to have that weapon and I just try to make use of it."

"That was a hard, hard victory for the guys," Cleveland coach
Mike Fratello said. "We had some big plays down the stretch. But
none bigger than the back-to-back three's by Wesley to get us
right back in the game when it seemed like it was slipping
away."

Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 16 points and rookie Cedric Henderson
contributed 15 for the Cavaliers, who have won five straight
gams for the first time since December 1996.

Antoine Walker scored 24 points to lead Boston, which dropped
its third straight game.

"This was just another dagger in our heart with the three-point
shot," Boston coach Rick Pitino said, referring to Person's
three's. "It's the third time this year that we've had momentum,
and guys make three's against us."

Ilgauskas scored 14 points in the first three quarters as the
Cavs held a 72-69 advantage heading into the final period.
Kemp's dunk with 10:29 to play gave Cleveland a 76-75 lead
before the Celtics scored the next five points.

Rookie Ron Mercer sank a pair of free throws and Walter McCarty
nailed a three-pointer to give the Celtics a 80-76 lead with
9:28 to go.

Henderson's layup and a short jumper by Kemp tied it at 80-80.
But the Celtics regained their five-point advantage. McCarty
hit another three-pointer and Tyus Edney made a driving layup
for a 85-80 lead.

Kemp finished 6-for-9 from the field and grabbed 11 rebounds.
The Cavaliers shot a healthy 59 percent (31-for-53) from the
field and also made 36-of-44 free throws.

Walker hit only 9-of-29 shots from the field for the Celtics,
who shot 44 percent (35-for-80). He was held to only four
points in the fourth quarter.

The Cavaliers held a 50-48 halftime advantage, but the Celtics
started the third quarter on a 10-3 spurt, capped by Mercer's
dunk with 7:40 to go, for a 58-53 lead. Ilgauskas scored six
points in a 12-0 burst, which put the Cavs ahead, 65-58.

Cleveland played without rookie point guard Brevin Knight, who
missed his second straight game with a bruised right shoulder.